Hinge



HINGE Original Filed March 7, 1929 INVENTOR asap}, 5 5

ATTORNE .Reissued Oct. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES HINGE Joseph Soss,Roselle, N. J.

Original No. 1,824,451, dated September 22,- 1931, Serial No. 345,048,March 7, 1929. Application for reissue August 20,

1932, Serial No. 629,736

19 Claims. (Cl. -16-163) This invention relates to hinges andparticularly to devices of this class adapted for use in connection withthe hoods of motor vehicles; and "the object of the invention is toprovide a hinge involving a stationary hinge butt or member and twomovable members hingedly coupled with the stationary member and arrangedat opposite sides thereof and in connection with which theseparate'parts of the hood are secured, the stationary hinge supportingmember forming a finishing strip arranged between adjacent side edges ofthe separate parts of the hood to form a neat and finished appearance; afurther object being to provide a hinge of the class specified whereinR5 the movable hinge members are coupled with the stationary hingemember by longitudinal sliding movement, all of said hinge members beingcomposed of sheet metal and extending the full length of the hood orother supports in connec-ition with which they are mounted; a still'further object being to provide a hinge oi the class specifled, whereinthe movable members are coupled to a stationary member through pintlepins; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consistsin a device of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simplein con- "struction, efficient in use and which is constructed ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification 01 whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of myimprovement are designated by suitable reference characters in each ofthe .views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse, sectional viewoi one form of. hinge which Iemploy.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 modification. Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar other modification; and,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one end portion 01' the hinge structure, withpart of the construction broken away;

In the several figures of the drawing, it will be .noted that one partof the hinge constitutes a coupling and spacing member which is disposedbetween the separate hood parts 10 and 11 of the hood of a motorvehicle. .In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown at 12,} a stationaryhinge 60 butt or member which is substantially channelshaped in crosssectional form, the channel being directed downwardly, and the top wallis preferably curved or 'arcshaped in cross sectional form to correspondwith the curvature of the'hood parts 10 and 11. Howeventhis isnotabsolutely necessary, as said wall may be flat if desired. I The member12 is in the form of an elongated body running the full length of thehood parts 10 and 11, and the side portions thereof are showing a toFig. 1 showing ancurved downwardly to form arc-shaped bearing members 13and 14, each terminating in an upwardlyextending hook-shaped flange 13aand 14a.

At 15 and 16, I have shown two similarly formed movable hinge memberswhich also are in the form of elongated strips fashioned to form at oneside edge, curved bearing portions 150L16a which cooperate with thebearing portions 13 and 14 to control and limit the swinging movement ofthe hinge members '15 and 16 with relation to the member 12. Thebearings 15a and 16a extend in curved portions which pass beneath thebearings 13,. and 14 and terminate in angularly disposed attachingplates 15b and 161) which are secured to attaching flanges, 10a and llaion the parts 10 and '11, the coupling being made bybolts, rivets orother methods of attachment at 17.

. In the normal of closed position of the hood parts 10 and 11, it willbe apparent that the flanges 10a and 11a. are arranged adjacent theopposite side edges of the member 12 or the bearings 13 and 14 thereonso as to form a neat and finished appearance between said member and theseparate hood parts. It will also be apparent that any rain or otherwater that may pass down 1 through the crevices 18 will extend into thedownwardly curved portions of the members 15 and 16 which will functionas troughs to direct the water to either" or both ends of the hood fordischarge, thus preventing the moisture from coming in contact with theengine or its working parts. With this construction, it will also beapparent that either and/or both of the hood parts may be moved intoraised position in acquiring access to the engine without one hood partinterfering with the other part.

' In coupling the members 15 and 16 with the member 12, it will beunderstood that the same must beengaged by endwise sliding movement, thebearing members 15a and 16a entering the channels formed by the bearingmembers 13 and 14 from either ,end of the member 12.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown a slight modification of thestructure shown in Fig. 1. In, this figure I have shown at 19 astationary hinge member, and at 20 and 21 two movable hinge members, thelatter having attaching flanges 20a and 21a attached to flanges 10b and11b on the parts 10 and 11 by bolts, rivets or the like 22. With theconstruction shown in Fig. 3, I employ on the member 19, substantiallycircular bearings 23 and 24 which open outwardly and laterally insteadof inwardly as in Fig. 1. These bearings terminate in hook-shapedflanges 23a and 24a similar to the flanges 13a cooperate with thebearings 23 and 24 in the swinging movement of the parts and 11 to formthe hinge joints. The central portions of the members and '21 are ofisetinwardly as seen at 27 and. these ofisets form stop shoulders whichengage the side edges of the upper part of the member 19 as clearlyindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing to limit the openingof the separate hood parts, the part 10 being shown in open position.

In this connection, it will also be noted that the bearings and 26 ofthe members 20 and 21 are offset with respect to the flanges 10b and 11bto form recesses 28 into which the side edges of the member 19 pass inthe operation of mov- I ing the hood parts 10 and 11 into raised or openposition. The hood members where folded to form flanges are offsetinwardly as seen at 29 to form a comparatively narrow recess or spacebetween the adjacent parts forming a neat and finished appearance. Theoffset portions 2'? of the members 20 and 21 also form troughs intowhich'rain water is free to pass for discharge at the opposite ends ofthe hinge structure.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing, I have shown another modification and in thisfigure, I have shown at 30 a stationary hinge member, the side edges ofwhich terminate in downwardly projecting curved pintle bearings 31 inwhich pintle pins 32 aremounted. The movable hinge members 33 and 34 areprovided at one side with curved pintle bearings arranged on the pins 32intermediate the bearings 31, the hinge members 33 and 34 extendingoutwardly in curved and straight end portions 33a and 3441 which. are

welded or otherwise attached to the separate hood parts 10 and 11 or toflanges 35 turned inwardly upon said hood parts. This construction ispractically identical to the structure shown in Fig. 1, with theexception that instead of providing a loose or varying hinge axis, adefinite pintle pin axis is provided between the members 30, 33, and 34.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing, I have shown means or supporting one end ofthe stationary hinge member of the respective butts, it being understoodthat both ends of said member are. fixedly supported, the ends of saidmember projecting beyond the other companion hinge members as well asthe ends of the hood. In said figure I have shown for the purpose ofillustrating one of these attachments, the stationary hinge member 12,the extension 12a of which is arranged within a yoke-shaped keeper 36which is secured to a support 37 by screws or other devices 38 passedthrough flanges projecting from opposite sides of the member 36.

From-the foregoing, it will be apparent that in all the forms of hingestructure shown, the stationary hinge member is exposed and arrangedintermediate the adjacent side edges of the hood parts, and will thuspresent a neat and finished head or rib extending longitudinally of thecentral portion of the hood, and it will be understood that while I haveshown certain details of construction for carrying my invention intoeffeet, that I am not necessarily limited to these details nor to thespecific use of the hinge structure herein referred to, the same beingapplicable for use in connection with coupling and supporting body partsor members of any kind or class and on any type of apparatus, andvarious other changes in and modifications of the construction hereinshown and described may be made within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing itsadvantages.

It will be understood'that while the member 15a and. 16a are shown inwidely spaced relation, that adjacent surfaces of these members may beclosely arranged or in fact in substantially abutting relation. This isalso true of the bearings 31 on the-strip 30 and the members 23 and24 onthe strip 19. The members are shown sep-- arated in the drawing for thepurpose of clarif ing the'illustration.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hinge for coupling independent and relatively movable body partscomprising three hinge members in the form of elongated andcomparatively narrow strips, one strip being longer than the others toprovide supporting portions for the hinge, the central portion of saidlong strip or hinge member being slightly arched, and the side edges ofsaid hinge member projecting downwardly and inwardly with respect totheconcave face of the strip. to form oppositely disposed and substantiallycylindrical bearings, the other hinge members being of substantiallysimilar cross-sectional dimensions and having at one side thereofsubstantially cylindrical bearings adapted to be arranged and operatedin the cylindrical bearings of the first named hinge member, and theother side of the second named hinge members forming attaching plateswith which the independent body parts are coupled.

2. A hinge for pivotally coupling two independent body parts to permitindependent and relative movement of said parts comprising a hingearranged intermediate adjacent edges of .said parts and forming'afinishing strip disposed th'erebetween the outer surface of thefinishing strip being in substantial alinement with the outer surface ofthe body parts, said hinge comprising a stationary hinge member and twoother hinge members adapted to be coupled with said .body parts, and thesecond named hinge members having hinge connection with the first namedhinge member to permit swinging movement of said body parts relativelyto the stationary hinge member, and the stationary and second namedhinge members consisting of elongated narrow strips of substantially thesame transverse dimensions, the stationary hinge member being longerthan the others to provide mounting ends therefor.

3. A hinge for pivotally coupling independent and relatively movablebody parts comprising three hinge members in the form of elongated andcomparatively narrow strips, the side edges of one of said hinge membersprojecting downward-.

ly and inwardly with respect to the under face of the body portionthereof to form oppositely disposed curved bearing members, the otherhinge members being of substantially similar cross sectional dimensionsand having at one side thereof substantially curvedbearings adapted tobe arranged and operated in the curved bearings of the first named hingemember, the otherside of the second named hinge members formingattaching plates with which the independent body parts are coupled,mounting extensions on one of the hinge members, and hinge supportingmeans for receiving said mounting extensions.

4. A motor vehicle hood hinge forming pivotal mountings for adjacentedge portions of the separate hood parts, said adjacent edges of thehood parts being arranged in spaced relation, said hinge member and intowhich water passing between the hinge and the hood parts is adapted topass.

5. A hinge for motor vehicle hoods having independent hood parts theadjacent edges of which are in spaced relation and including angularlyarranged flanges, said hinge consistingof a stationary hinge member andtwo movable hinge members having hinge connections with the side edgesof the stationary hinge member, said movable hinge members includingangularly disposed attaching plates in substantial alinementwith theside edges of the stationary hinge member and attached to the flanges ofsaid hood parts, the side edges of the hood parts being disposed injuxtaposition to the longitudinal edges of the stationary hinge member,and the movable hinge members forming upwardly directed drainagechannels arranged below the stationary hinge member and in communicationwith the intersection between the hood parts and stationary hingemember.

6. A hinge for motor vehicle hoods having independent hood parts theadjacent edges of which are in spaced relation and include angularlyarranged flanges, said hinge consisting of a stationary hinge member andtwo movable hinge members having hinge connections with the side edgesof the stationary hinge member, said movable hinge members includingangularly disposed attaching plates in substantial alinement with theside edges of the stationary hinge member and attached to the flanges ofsaid hood parts, the side edges of the hood parts being disposed injuxtaposition to the longitudinal edges of the stationary hinge-member,and one of the hinge members including extending portions at the endsthereof formingmeans for mounting the hinge in connection with suitablesupports. v

7. A hinge comprising a pair or hinge parts, each having a bead formedtherein for interfltting pivotal engagement one of said'hin'ge partsprojecting beyond the other, and a bracket member mounted on a fixedsupport and in which said projection is supported.

8. A hood hinge comprising a pair of hinge parts each having a beadformed therein in one edge for, interfitting pivotal engagement, one ofsaid hinge parts projecting beyond the other to form a supporting end,and a bracket member mounted on a fixed support in which said supportingend is mounte 9. In a hood hinge, an outer hinge part having a beadformed in one edge thereof, an inner hinge part having a bead formed inone edge thereof for interfltting pivotal engagement with the bead ofthe outer hinge part, fixed brackets located adjacent the ends of thehinge, one of said parts pro jecting at each end to form supportinportions arranged in said brackets.

10. A hinge for coupling independent and relatively movable body partscomprising a pair 01 hinge members, each having a bead formed in oneedge for interfitting pivotal engagement, the opposite edge beingconnected to one of the body parts, a fixed bracket provided with a.recess and an extension on the end of one of said hinge parts receivedin said bracket recess.

11. A hinge for connecting a pair of hood sec-' tions having laterallyextending flanges at their adjacent edges, comprising inner and outerhinge parts in the form oi elongated strips having beads formed incertain edges thereof for interfitting pivotal engagement, the opposededges of two hinge parts being secured to the flanges of said hoodsections to position the adjacent edges of the hood sections contiguouswith the outer bead, and brackets in which the ends of said hinge aresupported.

12. A hinge comprising three hinge parts, each having a bead .formedtherein for interfltting pivotal engagement with the beaded edge or anadjacent hinge part, one of said hinge parts projecting beyond theothers, and a bracket member mounted on a fixed support and in whichsaid projection is supported.

13. In a hood hinge, an outer hinge part having beaded side edges andinner hinge parts having a bead formed in one edge thereof for interfitting pivotal engagement with one of the beads of the outer hingepart, fixed brackets located adjacent the ends of the hinge, and one ofsaid hinge parts extending at each end of the hinge to form a bearingportion arranged in said brackets.

14. A hood-construction comprising a pair of wings having complementaryrolled edge portions for hinging them together, and means for mountingopposed ends of the wings on spaced parts or a vehicle, said meanscomprising projecting end portions on one of the wings.

15. A hood construction comprising a pair of wings having complementaryrolled edge portions for hinging them together, and means for mountingopposed ends or the wings on spaced parts of a vehicle, comprisingprojecting end portions on one of the wings, said rolled edgesconstituting the sole hinging connection between the wings.

16. In combination, a pair of sheet elements having rolled edgesdirectly coacting with each other to form a hinge for hingedlysupporting one element on the other, and means at opposite ends of theelements for supporting the elements on spaced stationary supports, saidmeans comprising projecting ends of one of the elements at opposite endsof the hinge.

17. In combination, a pair of sheet elements having rollededges'directly coacting to provide a hinge connecting them, and means atone end of the hinge for supporting'the elements on a stationarysupport, said means comprising a projecting end on one of the hingeelements to be supported in a member on the support.

18. In combination, a pair of sheet elements having rolled edgesdirectly coacting to provide a hinge connecting the elements, one ofsaid elements projecting beyond the'end of the hinge JOSEPH S038.

